History: Function Music

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History: Function Music
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 6, 2012
Recorded2010–2012
Genre Hip hop
Length60:04
Label
  • Heavy on the Grind
  • EMI
Producer
E-40 chronology
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3
(2012)
History: Function Music
(2012)
History: Mob Music
(2012)
Singles from History: Function Music
  1. "Dump Truck"
    Released: September 20, 2012
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."This Shit Pound" (featuring Stressmatic)DecadeZ3:57
2."Slide Through" (featuring Tyga)DecadeZ3:21
3."Smoke That Shit"DecadeZ3:29
4."Let's Have A Party" (featuring Cousin Fik & Knotch)ShonuFF3:31
5."Dump Truck" (featuring Travis Porter & Young Chu)Scorp Dezel4:11
6."Singles"Dupri4:02
7."Entrepreneur" Willy Will 2:54
8."Bout My Money" (featuring Jeremih & Turf Talk) Rick Rock 4:02
9."Say I" (featuring Wiz Khalifa) Droop-E 3:51
10."Workin' the Trunk"Traxamillion4:23
11."West Coast Shit" (featuring Ice Cube)ToneBonebeats3:55
12."One Foot" (featuring Suga Free)AJ3:38
13."Check That Bitch"D Nyce3:47
14."Everyday"ShonuFF3:31
15."Lemme See You Twerk" (featuring Dolla Will & Decadez)DecadeZ3:26
16."Toasted" (featuring Decadez & Lil' Skeeter)DecadeZ3:38
17."Cali" (featuring Wifey & DJ Upgrade)DJ Upgrade4:53

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [17] 62
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [18] 9
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [19] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [20] 9

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